Operation Agreement
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Operation Agreement was a ground and amphibious operation carried out by British, Rhodesian and New Zealand forces on Axis-held Tobruk from 13 to 14 September 1942, during the Second World War. A Spec
The Italian torpedo boats Castore and Montanari (top right) firing upon British MTBs and MLs at Tobruk harbour, 14 September 1942
LRDG/SAS in trucks halted at the rock outcrop of Gilf Kebir during Operation Agreement
British commandos during a training exercise 9 May 1944
Special Air Service
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The Special Air Service is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling, and in 1950 it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in a num
Operation Agreement
…Rhodesians prisoner, all injured. After a year, four of the New Zealanders were able to escape. Lieutenant Colonel David Stirling and a party of the Special Air Service, supported by S1 and S2 patrols of the LRDG, were to attempt a big raid on Benghazi but after running late, their presence was discovered after a clash…
SAS patrol in North Africa during WWII (1943)
21 SAS soldier after a night parachute drop exercise in Denmark (1955)
Pen y Fan 2,907 feet (886 m) above sea level, the location for the Fan Dance
Ascension memorial at Hereford Cathedral